Appears that the Mark Kelly et al video was not issued soon enough. Bradley should have followed Admiral Holsey lead, but as a white male, Admiral Bradley might be spared some leniency, whereas Holsey knew he would not. Still, Bradley needs to lawyer up, ASAP.

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Anonymous wrote:Hegseth is now boosting posts on social media claiming the “kill everybody” reporting is a “lie.”

At the same time, he frames the strike as Bradley’s decision. He is publicly removing himself from the chain of causation while placing responsibility on the operational commander.

This seems to be exactly what we would spect Trump to do and say. Pathetic leadership.

^^ expect

Anonymous wrote:Hegseth is now boosting posts on social media claiming the “kill everybody” reporting is a “lie.”

At the same time, he frames the strike as Bradley’s decision. He is publicly removing himself from the chain of causation while placing responsibility on the operational commander.

This seems to be exactly what we would spect Trump to do and say. Pathetic leadership.

Anonymous wrote:Hegseth is now boosting posts on social media claiming the “kill everybody” reporting is a “lie.”

At the same time, he frames the strike as Bradley’s decision. He is publicly removing himself from the chain of causation while placing responsibility on the operational commander.

He wants to play tough guy until it’s time for accountability.

Anonymous wrote:Hegseth is now boosting posts on social media claiming the “kill everybody” reporting is a “lie.”

At the same time, he frames the strike as Bradley’s decision. He is publicly removing himself from the chain of causation while placing responsibility on the operational commander.

Hope every admiral and general sees this and starts demanding every order be in writing, notarized and in triplicate.

Hegseth is now boosting posts on social media claiming the “kill everybody” reporting is a “lie.”

At the same time, he frames the strike as Bradley’s decision. He is publicly removing himself from the chain of causation while placing responsibility on the operational commander.

Hope every service member is watching Hegseth deny responsibility here. He will give you illegal orders, and if you follow them and accountability comes calling, he will blame you and throw you under the bus.

Anonymous wrote:I’m a former judge advocate. Was deployed as a lawyer in Afghanistan. Striking the boat a second time was not manifestly unlawful; therefore, the order needed followed. Not a war crime. Not murder.

If you’re a “former judge advocate,” I’m an astronaut.

Anonymous wrote:I’m a former judge advocate. Was deployed as a lawyer in Afghanistan. Striking the boat a second time was not manifestly unlawful; therefore, the order needed followed. Not a war crime. Not murder.

Killing incapacitated survivors at sea after a strike is literally the example of an illegal order in the DoD Law of War Manual.

"18.3.2.1 Clearly Illegal Orders to Commit Law of War Violations. The requirement to refuse to comply with orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows, in fact, are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."

https://ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/Law%20of%20War%202023/DOD-LAW-OF-WAR-MANUAL-JUNE-2015-UPDATED-JULY%202023.pdf?ver=Qbxamfouw4znu1I7DVMcsw%3d%3d

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a former judge advocate. Was deployed as a lawyer in Afghanistan. Striking the boat a second time was not manifestly unlawful; therefore, the order needed followed. Not a war crime. Not murder.

What is the difference between what happened on September 2, 2025 and the example of a war crime as indicated in the Navy Manual?

PP is not JAG. They are a troll. Everyone in uniform knows this is a war crime.

Anonymous wrote:I’m a former judge advocate. Was deployed as a lawyer in Afghanistan. Striking the boat a second time was not manifestly unlawful; therefore, the order needed followed. Not a war crime. Not murder.

What is the difference between what happened on September 2, 2025 and the example of a war crime as indicated in the Navy Manual?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a former judge advocate. Was deployed as a lawyer in Afghanistan. Striking the boat a second time was not manifestly unlawful; therefore, the order needed followed. Not a war crime. Not murder.

That’s disgusting, if true. Expect enemy combatants to deliver the same mercy to American troops.

It is not true and PP is not a judge advocate, they just play one on the internet.

It was illegal. These are war crimes. The admiral should have resigned instead of following these orders.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like the Washington Post has crappy reporting yet again.
Nothing new.

I don’t think this is contradictory. Admiral took the “kill them all” statement to be an order to “kill them all” which is what the Washington Post said. Question of whether Pete was involved in micromanaging the second kill order is going to be the subject of the congressional investigation.

More evidence here:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a former judge advocate. Was deployed as a lawyer in Afghanistan. Striking the boat a second time was not manifestly unlawful; therefore, the order needed followed. Not a war crime. Not murder.

That’s disgusting, if true. Expect enemy combatants to deliver the same mercy to American troops.

As the US is not at war with Venezeula and vice versa, the first strike was illegal. The second one was simply murder.